New Age Artists

Chapter 583: The main creator is so popular! Terrible art!

Under what circumstances can a bad teammate make people feel most at ease?

Answer: When you are someone else’s teammate.

Everything has two sides. Public intellectuals treat the public as fools, and end up becoming fools themselves.

Pure sadomasochism.

I have abused the public intellectuals thousands of times, but they still love me like their first love.

Ugh! Disgusting!

During the roadshow, Chen Chexi noticed that Shen Santong looked in pain and hurriedly threw his phone aside, as if there was something dirty in it.

"What's wrong with you? You're not excited at all?"

It is obvious that Shen Santong has reaped the biggest benefits, with the box office soaring, but he seems to be fine.

On the contrary, it was her first time to participate in all-round work and she was extremely excited.

Chen Chexi studied the enemy's situation: "We and Transformers 3 occupy most of the screenings. The domestic films, such as Butterflies on the Shoulder last week and The Piano in a Factory in the same period, are not very good. The Hollywood blockbuster Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part ) will be released next week."

"By then, we will be facing the attack from two Hollywood blockbusters."

Chen Chexi is embarrassed to say it, but he has a feeling that, except for "Wolf Tooth", other domestic films are all rotten fish and shrimp.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 7" premiered in most parts of the world around July 15. According to past practice, it will have to wait until at least August to make room for domestic films.

This year is different. The domestic film market has been fully liberalized and can be synchronized with the world.

However, Warner Bros., the producer of "Harry Potter", chose to avoid "Wolf Tooth" for a week and release it on the 22nd of next week.

At present, the only domestic films that can give Hollywood blockbusters a break are the films from Santong Entertainment, or more precisely, the Locomotive label.

Chen Chexi has worked in Santong Entertainment for a long time, and his overall aesthetic taste has improved and his vision has become higher unconsciously.

Looking at my peers again, I find them disgusting.

Shen Santong has already let it go: "Just get used to it. Look at it from another angle. Without them, Wolf Fang wouldn't have achieved this success. We have a monopoly on the market."

The more you understand so-called "art", the more you realize how disgusting it is.

"The Piano in a Factory" tells the story of an industrial city in Northeast China in the early 90s. Chen Guilin, a former steel factory worker played by Wang Qianyuan, was laid off. In order to make a living, he formed a wedding and funeral band and spent his days running around in weddings, funerals, and store openings.

At this time, his wife Xiaoju could not bear the burden of life and fell in love with another man, a wealthy businessman.

Afterwards, Xiaoju returned to her former lover's life, demanding a divorce from her husband Chen Guilin and custody of their only daughter Chen Xiaoyuan.

Who can give the daughter a piano has become the key to the fight for custody.

Chen Guilin hopes to train his daughter to be an excellent pianist.

In order to get the custody of his daughter, he endured all kinds of pressure and raised money from various sources to buy a piano for his daughter. After being frustrated everywhere and failing, he decided to take a risk and broke into the school at night with his girlfriend Shuxian and his good friend from the steel factory to steal the piano. However, they were discovered and caught.

When all other methods failed, Guilin came across a Russian document on piano by chance, so he called his partners together and started the journey of hand-making pianos in the dilapidated factory.

Finally, with the help of a retired thief, a full-time gangster, a gangster boss, and the pork prince, a group of down-and-out brothers, they built a "steel" piano, and a group of men fought for "dignity".

The world in the eyes of an "artist" is all about the demons and monsters of marginalized people.

The only careers they have in mind are being dependent and being supported. As for their children's future, going to university or technical secondary school, learning a skill, or becoming a teacher are not options.

It's more than just why not eat meat, it's simply why not eat meat.

The Piano of Steel is bad from the very beginning.

A man's dignity does not lie in his inability to play the piano, but in his ability to stand tall and proud.

Against the backdrop of mass layoffs and the personal situation of divorce, the main creator's idea was to make a useless piano.

Can't the idea be bigger?
During the mass layoffs, steel workers felt abandoned and built a "steel" piano to express their silent protest.

In the eyes of the country, they have become the piano of "steel".

It is an iron rod that cannot make any sound.

At the same time, the country has become a piano of "steel", with a heart as hard as stone, and everything has been swept away.

All the sadness is contained in it, and all the silence is cold as ice.

At least this idea is not just whining.

Of course, this position is the workers' position. Does the literary and art circle have this intention?
In terms of human nature and realistic themes, even if the male protagonist opens a chicken rack shop or sells spicy hot pot or something, at least it has some human touch.

The movie is about saving money to buy a piano for the child, instead of stealing or hanging out with gangsters and thieves. The audience can also feel empathy with the movie's motivation.

And no matter in the past or present life, after the Tokyo Film Festival caused a wave of events, the producers of "The Piano in a Factory" still accepted the honor of the film.

In the previous life, "Guanyin Mountain" also accepted it.

It is difficult for normal people to understand this circle.

"Butterfly on the Shoulder" is not much better, it is even more despicable.

Art, art!
How many people use your name?

Shanghai.

The theater of a Santong Cinema.

Shen Santong, Wu Jing, Wang Zhi and other main creators of "Wolf Tooth" appeared in the theater wearing uniform clothing with the "Wolf Tooth" logo.

"Wow, Shen Santong!"

"Wow wow wow, Shen Yuechan! (Wang Zhi's role in "Wolf Tooth")"

"Zhou Dengfeng!"

"Wolf Warrior!"

The audience exclaimed as they looked at the person who suddenly appeared!
In this life, Shen Santong was the first to do roadshows, and now many crews use this method.

good results!

The crew can directly enter the cinema and interact with the audience face to face, which can effectively improve the reputation of the film and drive the audience to watch the film.

At the same time, it can also create topics and gain coverage in local media news.

Local media reports often mention that "a certain movie is currently in theaters and the crew members appeared in a certain cinema in our area."

Compared with online hot searches, this offline activity is more down-to-earth.

The most important thing is that it can directly increase the number of films.

Celebrities have appeal and audiences like to watch the fun.

The main creators help the cinema increase its local influence, and when celebrities come, they will become the local talk of the town for a while.

Even if it is a bad movie, if there are stars in the movie, the cinema will return the favor by increasing the screening time.

When Shen Santong first started doing roadshows, it was still immature. Over the years, a fixed process was basically formed between film producers, distributors, theater chains, local cinemas, and audiences.

There are both good and bad things about maturity.

The advantage is that the process is reasonable and generally no accidents occur.

The downside is that it forms a chain of interests that easily keeps ordinary audiences out.

At the beginning of the roadshow, it is true that only passers-by are present, but as the number of times increases, many theaters will find that this is profitable and opportunities for celebrity meet-and-greet can also be sold.

If it is a hit movie, it will have a greater impact and the ticket price will be higher.

When movie ticket prices become higher, audiences who are not interested in stars will naturally not buy tickets.

Most of the people who buy tickets are willing to pay the price difference, that is, fans.

This also means that most performances are often arranged in advance, and there are very few real passers-by in the audience.

It's easy to lose track of real voices.

In later times, roadshows were not only participated by theaters, but also by fan leaders.

Especially for some popular stars, most of the roadshow tickets are booked by fan groups, which becomes a fan group building activity.

Then it is distributed to the cinema’s VIP audience, and the number of real passers-by becomes smaller and smaller.

It was called a "roadshow", but it actually turned into a fan meeting.

Most of the audience were fans, the atmosphere was so good, and no one criticized the movie even though it was a bad one.

It’s because the brother is so hardworking and the sister is so independent.

Logically speaking, you should prepare sugarcane, and if it doesn’t look good, just throw it over on the spot. That’s what happened in Hong Kong Island in the early years.

But there are many people in Dongda University. If someone is a little famous, he may have tens of thousands of fans. If each of them gives 100 yuan, that would be 1 million.

Some directors feel good simply because no one calls them rubbish in person and no one makes them blush and sweat.

Celebrities are the same. They wish they could have a hundred trending searches.

If you want to terminate the contract, you have to go to court. You have to go to court in the cybernetic network. This is because they have spoiled the giant baby.

There are both foresight and flaws. Shen Santong's film performance remains strong and he has dealt a heavy blow to public intellectuals, but he has always kept a low profile towards the audience.

It is no exaggeration to say that we are trembling with fear and treading on thin ice.

It's really too thunderous.

Audiences as a whole consider the film industry in later generations to be a cesspool.

Even though Santong Entertainment is surrounded by glory, if it fails to build a new system, it will be doomed when the time comes.

The more glorious you are now, the more miserable you will be in the future.

Therefore, Shen Santong doesn’t care about other cinemas. As for Santong Entertainment’s own cinemas, even if they are not self-built but franchised, the roadshow must be authentic. Not selling roadshow tickets is just a surprise for the audience.

Of course, the roadshow methods vary in different cities. We must be realistic and cannot launch surprise attacks in third- and fourth-tier cities.

Nowadays, cinema chains are being built rapidly, and there are more and more cinemas in third- and fourth-tier cities.

The aura of celebrities in first-tier cities is limited, so when they suddenly appear, people will just be surprised but won’t make too much of a fuss.

In third- and fourth-tier cities, things are less lively, but when a group of stars suddenly appear, people tend to come to watch the fun, which can easily lead to crowds gathering.

Shen Santong really likes to communicate with normal audiences.

For him, the voices of the media and the Internet are not as good as just finding a street stall and chatting with passers-by.

People in this mundane world are the real people, with flesh and blood, and their voices are more important.

With the release of the movie "Wolf Tooth", Shen Santong could feel that Wu Jing and Wang Zhi became popular, because he no longer had to bear most of the interactive tasks alone.

More and more viewers are curious and interested in Wu Jing and Wang Zhi.

Movies do have unparalleled penetrating power, especially blockbusters, which is not something that "Tiny Times" can rival.

With the success of "Wolf Tooth", Wu Jing's popularity reached the peak.

Wu Jing's original screen images in "Tai Chi Master" and "The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li", as well as his time in the Hong Kong circle and his role as a killer, were all shattered in front of "Zhou Dengfeng", and he began to have some shadows of the later "Wolf Warrior".

For “Wolf Warrior” to be a success, Wu Jing needs to forge his own path.

Shen Santong plans to hand over the second part of "Wolf Tooth" to Wu Jing, and also leaves a loophole for Wu Jing's original film, the title of "Wolf Warrior".

As for "Wolf Tooth", his plan is to expand the dark world and enter the extraordinary universe, distinguishing it from the future realistic military theme "Wolf Warrior".

Apart from Wu Jing, the second person who benefited the most was the heroine Wang Zhi, as a movie came out of nowhere.

White Moonlight is deeply rooted in people's hearts.

In Shen San Tong's movies, whether he is with men or girls, he is invincible.

Because I have foresight, I know that some actors can still leave a good screen image to the audience after being tested by time, and I can grasp this quality at once.

But in the eyes of the audience and the industry, it is Shen Santong who has a keen eye and is particularly good at training actors.

Especially actresses!

Normal training!

Bai Yueguang Xu Yuechan’s character setting is similar to Han Duoduo in “The Wandering Earth”.

In Zhou Dengfeng's eyes, this is an almost perfect and charming woman.

And it fits Wang Zhi's own situation.

She had good conditions, but she didn't become popular for many years in her previous life, partly because she didn't mix in the circle.

In order to keep BJ as a village official, it is a unique choice in the entertainment industry. In addition, Wang Zhi's appearance is not as stunning as Tong Liya's. She is more intellectual and beautiful, more like white moonlight than red roses.

Although she has a hot body, in most cases, the shooting techniques of domestic film and television dramas are accustomed to focusing on the face.

What I see more is the face, Wang Zhi's face, which lacks excitement.

It's hard to stand out if you don't find the right role.

So she keeps playing roles that highlight her figure because it is the only thing about her that can attract the public's attention.

But if she wants to develop into a porn star, it would be contradictory with her pretty face that looks like her first love.

The result is that I can neither go up nor down, and I'm stuck.

In his previous life, Wang Zhi didn’t become famous until he met Qiu Ya.

Qiuya’s character is very wonderful.

First of all, she is set as the first love white moonlight and was the male protagonist’s secret crush during his school days.

As a student, the school uniform hides my figure.

The school uniform is really great, nothing special.

The school environment also highlights the purity in her appearance.

In the later wedding scenes, she wore beautiful wedding dresses to show off her sexy body, because the wedding is one of the most important experiences in a person's life.

Wearing heavy makeup and treating it solemnly is not abrupt.

With her gorgeous appearance, she perfectly fits the audience's imagination of the stunning image of "my deskmate" when she gets married.

In other words, when you are young, you are purely for yourself, and when you are an adult, you are only for yourself.

It immediately struck a chord with the audience and left a deep impression on them.

Therefore, Qiuya helped Wang Zhi to have his own screen image in the entertainment industry and leave his own mark.

Even so, what happens next is a big question.

Wang Zhi still wanted to be an actor, so he had fewer opportunities and choices.

In addition, not all films have a role like Qiuya that suits her, which makes her neither good nor bad.

If I continue to go for the pure and innocent direction, I won’t be able to find a suitable role. I’m not young anymore and I’m embarrassed to market myself as a girl.

But she is unwilling to become a porn star.

Coupled with the fact that domestic films are still as bad as ever, it cannot be said that there is no interest in female action stars, but it can only be said that no one is interested in them.

Wang Zhi's martial arts skills were of no use at all.

Her situation is a bit similar to that of Michelle Chen, whether pure or not, whether she desires or not.

Fortunately, Fanzi is an easy-going person.

"The Wandering Earth 2" did not forget Wang Zhi and designed a role specifically for her.

The setting of Han Duoduo precisely fits Wang Zhi's needs.

First of all, this character is the male protagonist’s white moonlight.

Wang Zhi’s looks can definitely hold their own, no need to worry about not being pretty enough.

Secondly, she is an astronaut.

The body is not easily visible inside the space suit, and there is no need to worry about ruining the overall image.

Again, with action scenes, she can also give full play to her martial arts talents.

Although pure fighting scenes may not necessarily be attractive, Bai Yueguang is particularly good at fighting, which creates a sense of contrast and is another memorable point.

As a mother, Han Duoduo fought the disease for a long time and died with a heavy image, which was in line with her age and experience.

She can also understand and empathize with the character, and the audience can also understand and empathize with her.

In this way, she broke through the limitations and made a mark in the hearts of the audience again.

Shen Santong naturally knew what kind of role Wang Zhi was most suitable for.

Xu Yuechan is the most beautiful flower in the "Wolf Fang" troops and the white moonlight of "Wolf Warrior" Zhou Dengfeng.

At the same time, as a soldier, the military uniform suppresses her figure, and the professional characteristics also dilute her figure.

It was not until she retired and got married that she showed off her figure again.

She is able to be pure and have desire, which makes a very deep impression on people.

Then Shen Santong gave a tragic ending, and the dead Bai Yueguang was the real Bai Yueguang.

How many people have secret crushes that only last in elementary school, junior high school, and high school, and when they meet again, it just doesn’t feel right.

Bai Yueguang can’t do it alone!
Xu Yuechan's sacrifice left an indelible impression on Wang Zhi in the audience's hearts.

Moreover, it is a very healthy and beautiful image, without the so-called "depth" or darkness, cruelty or fringe.

The film was a huge hit, and it wasn’t just the lead actors who profited.

The screenwriters and other actors also received a lot of attention, and Shen Santong was also happy to give other creators opportunities.

He stepped behind the crowd and quietly observed the audience's feedback on the movie.

He also wanted to see if his own cinema had cheated and sold roadshow tickets without telling him.

This kind of thing has happened before, money can make people's hearts move.

For a movie like "Wolf Tooth" that grossed over 300 million yuan in three days, a roadshow ticket can cost several or even dozens of times more than a regular ticket.

There is a difference between questions asked by fans and those asked by normal audiences. Fans ask in a flattering manner, while normal audiences ask with at most a sense of respect.

For example, fans of "749" will praise the brother for being so great, and normal audiences will be polite when communicating with Colonel Lu Chuan on a road show. They will not speak rubbish openly, but will also say something in a roundabout way.

Not cursing in public is not a sign of respect for Colonel Lu Chuan, but a sign of the audience's good manners.

Shen Santong likes to collect normal feedback from audiences. He can tell what the audience likes to watch from the questions they ask, and which creator is more popular from the frequency of questions asked.

This will facilitate subsequent revisions, and if there are bugs, actors can be invited to reshoot.

"Red Cliff" modified some of the meme content and released a revised version.

He also wants to reshoot the films later, including "Wu Hou" and "Cao Cao".

Wu Hou also has flaws, but in the current public opinion atmosphere, Shen Santong wants to magnify Wu Hou's shining points, and Wu Hou's shining points are also the main ones.

After ten or more years, everyone will be confident and able to capture the flaws to a certain extent.

This roadshow ended and the crew rushed to the next one.

Shen Santong was still in the same car with the producer and the heroine.

In the car, Shen Santong asked Wang Zhi with a smile: "How is it, I said I would give you a masterpiece movie, did I keep my promise?"

"I feel incredible." Wang Zhi said vaguely, holding a throat lozenge in his mouth.

Roadshow work is very intensive. It doesn’t require much brainpower, but it does require a lot of voice.

Audience questions are often repetitive, and some similar questions need to be answered many times a day.

Wang Zhi was very excited about the success, but also a little uneasy: "I feel that I still have a lot to learn in terms of acting skills."

"Being popular or not has little to do with acting skills." Chen Chexi on the side reminded: "Your future may not be easy. Your image is too special. You look pure, but your body is hot. Our current market doesn't want you. It's also hard for female fighters to become popular."

Chen Chexi admires Wang Zhi, his junior sister, very much, and she does not participate in any evil practices.

It's a pity that the good cabbage is eaten by the pig again.

“Now I feel good.”

Wang Zhi was very satisfied: "I was so beautiful in Wolf Fang. My family called me and many people praised me. The audience also had a lot of discussions. Everyone liked me very much."

Chen Chexi is helpless. Doesn’t he know how to take advantage of the opportunity?

The crew will split into two groups at night to seize the opportunity of big sales and test the waters for future development!
Do you know how many women this scumbag has?

If you don’t take the initiative, all opportunities will be snatched away by others!
"Don't you have any ideas?" Chen Chexi was worried about his schoolmate and pointed at the calm and composed scumbag.

Although he may be a playboy, Shen Santong's talent is unquestionable.

"Military films are one of the company's future directions. There are not many actresses who can do both literature and martial arts, so Xiao Zhi will definitely have a lot of opportunities."

"The image of Bai Yueguang is also very good, and it can also be played in a youth campus movie."

Shen Santong said: "For now, let's just reap all the benefits, work on a few awards, and fully understand Wolf Fang."

"Awards? Will the literary and art circle give them?" Chen Chexi expressed his doubt.

"It's not a big problem."

In terms of awards, Santong Entertainment's influence has also begun to increase.

Santong Entertainment is now a giant beast, and Shen Santong's attitude towards literary and artistic people is to never catch them all.

Divide, win over, suppress, eliminate. Deal with it bit by bit.

At least put them in a corner.

Most of the people in the school are not artistic. Most of the academicians cannot get any benefits and cannot participate in the behind-the-scenes transactions. Even if they are artistic with a teacher, they still have to serve tea and water.

When Zhu Yilong judged the awards in later generations, many people abstained from voting.

Shen Santong wanted to cooperate with Huayi before, but he didn't touch the award aspect because he didn't have enough energy.

Now that we have sufficient resources, we cannot just give up the award position.

At least before the three-way entertainment platform is established and the cultural industry system is completed, a certain influence of awards is needed.

Five p.m.

The main creative team of "Wolf Tooth" was divided.

Shen Santong stayed in the south, while Wu Jing and Wang Zhi flew to the northeast.

As for overseas, "Wolf Tooth" has been released simultaneously in Southeast Asia, and the premiere time is a few days later than in China. Before the full release, Shen Santong also attended the premieres in Siam, Bo County and Annan.

In East Asia, the Korean market is closed, and the script was given to China Film Group but could not be released at the same time.

The box office in all countries where the film was released was good, with Pink Panther surpassing Harry Potter and securing the weekly box office championship in advance.

But the market share is really too small.

The level of one or two million dollars cannot be compared with domestic ones at all.

The local market for the cultural industry is very important.

The unified cultural market, which currently has 1.3 billion people and will have 1.4 billion people in the future, will have strong risk resistance both internally and externally. As long as there is a box office hit, the market can make losses for a very long time.

The profits from Black Myth are enough to cover dozens of times the cost, which means it can fail ten or twenty times.

The reason why Hollywood can dominate the world is that the domestic market of the United States is large enough. As long as the domestic market is profitable, it makes money no matter how much it earns overseas.

You can fail countless times when going overseas, but it will be enough to break into other people's market once.

Shen Santong was very moved. China is the country with the highest living standard, the most equal country, the best security, the country with the largest population for a long time, the country with the largest technology, the country with the largest industry, the only country to eliminate absolute poverty, and the country with several times more cinemas than the United States.
The hardware conditions are amazing.

Even with such a huge advantage, it can still make you half dead!

It's really an extraordinary skill.

On the 17th.

The roadshow shifts to the car.

"The official account of "Butterfly on the Shoulder" is trying to scam us." Chen Chexi reminded.

Shen Santong closed his eyes and rested. He was very puzzled when he heard this: "The butterfly on my shoulder has been flying for ten days, right?"

"Yes, it's released on the 8th."

"What's the matter with Wolf Fang?"

"They said we were dominating the market, squeezing out other films' screenings, and affecting the development of art films. The publicity department found that some accounts were trying to stir up trouble."

"They are all thousand-year-old foxes, why play Liao Zhai?" Shen Santong waved his hand like he was shooing away a fly: "Ignore it, that's a reward for him."

(End of this chapter)